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steven_yetter
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3 years ago

Admin rights required to run Test Complete at the command prompt

When I run TestComplete from the Windows desktop using "Type here to search" on Windows 10 and select TestComplete 15 App, TestComplete comes up and runs.     But when I run TestComplete from the c...
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steven_yetter
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you mean "From your Desktop, you may NOT be prompted"  I think.

 

Why is it only TestComplete, and not my other apps?

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steven_yetter
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3 years ago

I think I am beginning to understand.  A lot of my other apps are under %appdata% which means they are installed under c:\users\myid.  When I run them at the command prompt, they get loaded from there so there is no issue with UAC.  The other apps I use under Program files I don't often run from the command prompt if ever.  I am going to see if I can find other apps with the same behavior.